Coastal Services Center

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Public Issues and Conflict Management

Description of Course

The overall goal of this three-day workshop is to increase the participant's ability to design, conduct, and control meetings in public forums. By the end of the course, participants should be able to

• Better understand how to use collaborative processes in resolving coastal and marine-related issues in a public forum
• Use meeting management skills, knowledge, and competencies to plan for and conduct effective meetings in a public forum
• Deal effectively with the media in the public issues management process

Prerequisites

None.

Course Dates

This course is offered by the NOAA Coastal Services Center and is available by request. Local Sea Grant or other agency hosts are responsible for workshop logistics and assuring participation by a minimum or 15 (maximum of 30) coastal professionals. The Center will provide instructors and materials.

Registration Fee

Contact the Center for details.

Contact Information

For more information or to request training, contact the Center's Coastal Learning Services program at nos.csc.CLS_trainers@noaa.gov.

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